Rare Broadcasts: 1960-1961

Rare Broadcasts: 1960-1961

by Edmundo Ros
Rare Broadcasts: 1960-1961

Rare Broadcasts: 1960-1961

by Edmundo Ros

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Overview

If Edmundo Ros in the '50s was danceable, campy, kitschy, and fun, Ros in 1960 and 1961 could at times come across as delightfully "with it". Harlequin's Rare Broadcasts: 1960-1961, which is perfectly matched by Harlequin's other volume of Ros air shots from the same period ("It's Illegal, It's Immoral or It Makes You Fat"), is a marvelous 24-track collection of JFK-era treats which generally fall under the category of "mood music with a beat." From the get-go, "Umgawa" is deliberately laid over a rock & roll twist framework with judiciously applied electric guitar. A schnazzy, danceable, Latin jazz treatment of Jerome Kern's "Ol' Man River" has similar merit, along with the "Baion Guadami" and a flute-filled "Jungle Fantasy." There are just enough vocals in this mix to remind us that Ros was a very successful pop singer who also presided over a constantly morphing dance band that kept up with trends in popular music for more than three decades. Nevertheless, the best tracks in this particular spread are the instrumentals. In addition to a bracing Latin arrangement of Edwin Eugene Bagley's "National Emblem March" (a recording of which was cut in Paris by traditional jazz master Sidney Bechet in 1950), there are several very handsome, romantic dance numbers like Eddie Heywood, Jr.'s "Canadian Sunset," as well as the tidy musical aperitif "Cha Cha for Now." ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date: 05/08/2001
Label: Harlequin Records
UPC: 0008637217327
Rank: 156550

Tracks

  1. Umgawa
  2. Serenata Cortesa
  3. Puchungita
  4. A Voice, a Guitar and a Little Moonlight
  5. Ol' Man River
  6. English Muffins and Irish Stew
  7. Canadian Sunset
  8. Someone to Love
  9. Pao Pao
  10. Canci¿¿n del Mar
  11. Jungle Fantasy
  12. Song of Lisbon
  13. Torremolinos
  14. Ciao Ciao Bambino
  15. Bahia Bambaree
  16. Cancion Cabana (Cuba Love Song)
  17. National Emblem
  18. Rio de Janeiro
  19. Maria Dolores
  20. Baion Guadami
  21. Little Serenade
  22. The Enchanted Island
  23. Cha Cha for Now
  24. Muchachas, Maracas and Merengue

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